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| founded = 1950 | | founded = 1950 | ||
| founder = [[Kambisseri Karunakaran]] | | founder = [[Kambisseri Karunakaran]] | ||
| leader_title = President | |||
| leader_name = [[K. E. Ismail]] | |||
| leader_title2 = Secretary | |||
| leader_name2 = A. Shajahan | |||
| location = [[Kayamkulam, Kerala]], India | | location = [[Kayamkulam, Kerala]], India | ||
| area_served = [[Kerala]] | | area_served = [[Kerala]] | ||
| field = [[Drama]], [[film]] | | field = [[Drama]], [[film]] | ||
| owner = [[Communist Party of India]] | | owner = [[Communist Party of India]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Kerala People's Arts Club''' ('''KPAC''') is a theatrical movement in [[Kayamkulam, Kerala]], India. It was formed in the 1950s by a group of individuals having close ties with [[ | '''Kerala People's Arts Club''' ('''KPAC''') is a theatrical movement in [[Kayamkulam, Kerala]], India. It was formed in the 1950s by a group of individuals having close ties with [[Communist Party of India]] in Kerala. KPAC was very influential in popularising the Communist movement in Kerala. | ||
In 1951, KPAC staged its first drama, ''Ente Makanaanu Sheri'' (My Son is Right). The songs of this play were written by [[Punaloor Balan]]. Its second drama [[Ningalenne Communistakki]] (You Made Me a Communist), first performed in 1952, became a path-breaking play in the history of [[Malayalam]] theatre. The play was penned by the renowned playwright [[Thoppil Bhasi]], under the pseudonym Soman. Bhasi was underground when he wrote the play. The success of Ningalenne Communistakki made KPAC in the forefront of a powerful people's theatre movement in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1810/18100700.htm |title=Frontline article |access-date=14 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011230183653/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1810/18100700.htm |archive-date=30 December 2001 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> | In 1951, KPAC staged its first drama, ''Ente Makanaanu Sheri'' (My Son is Right). The songs of this play were written by [[Punaloor Balan]]. Its second drama [[Ningalenne Communistakki]] (You Made Me a Communist), first performed in 1952, became a path-breaking play in the history of [[Malayalam]] theatre. The play was penned by the renowned playwright [[Thoppil Bhasi]], under the pseudonym Soman. Bhasi was underground when he wrote the play. The success of Ningalenne Communistakki made KPAC in the forefront of a powerful people's theatre movement in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1810/18100700.htm |title=Frontline article |access-date=14 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011230183653/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1810/18100700.htm |archive-date=30 December 2001 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> | ||
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{{commons category|Kerala People's Arts Club}} | {{commons category|Kerala People's Arts Club}} | ||
*{{official website|http://kpacdrama.com/home.html}} | *{{official website|http://kpacdrama.com/home.html}} | ||
*[https://youtube.com/c/KPAC_Drama Youtube Channel] | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080713222713/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/09/stories/2008070950630200.htm The Hindu article] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080713222713/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/09/stories/2008070950630200.htm The Hindu article] | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080827192507/http://www.thyagarajaschool.com/history.htm Thyagaraja School of Music] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080827192507/http://www.thyagarajaschool.com/history.htm Thyagaraja School of Music] | ||